BEST COMEBACK EVER?! Reacting to The Emancipation Of Mimi by Mariah Carey!

[@jasonenglisbe9646]

This was a HUGE comeback. It was the bestselling album of 2005 in the U.S.

[@adamkuhl2945]

As a Mariah fan since 1990, you cannot imagine how amazing it was to see this comeback.

[@Xdianaandini]

Shake it off was not a sampling, people sampled her. Queen of timeless.

[@1993waterstar]

Shake it Off peaked at #2. The only reason it wasn’t #1 was because We Belong Together was hogging the top spot. She blocked herself from another #1 😅

[@arturomarin9039]

She blocked herself 1 week.. The song spent another 5 weeks at #2 Kanye West blocked the song for those 5 weeks

[@rhettmitchell]

@@arturomarin9039 oh he would do that

[@1993waterstar]

@@arturomarin9039 yeah but it’s more fun to say she blocked herself from #1 than to say she and Kanye did it. 😅

[@igorvilela3243]

​@@arturomarin9039and Mariah blocked him from #1

[@arturomarin9039]

@@igorvilela3243 When

[@BaddieRiah]

The reason we don’t hear Mariah straight belting the whole time thru a song a lot is because she’s actually said it’s boring, that’s why she plays a lot with her registers and goes crazy with the vocal acrobatics, rather than just sticking to belting strong notes.

[@muirun7834]

So trueeeeeee

[@strangerthings88]

She said that in what interview, but it’s still mostly all she does even with her nodule damage. Let it go already

[@BaddieRiah]

@ bro ur literally always replying to my comments having the most to say💀. Not only to me but ur also always an ass to others in every Mariah video comment section🤣 ur just bitter and miserable, what I said clearly holds major truth if my comment is one of the most liked in the video. Those were her literal words, not mine, how r u gonna go against HER words on a topic regarding HER feelings😂 u sound stupid

[@jordant8322]

WOW, As a lamb of 25years, this is the first time I’ve heard One and Only uncensored! I bought the cd when it came out and still listen to that (ripped) version, which has the words bleeped out!

[@nailasm2545]

omg it shocked me too and i’ve been listening to it on streaming 😭they must’ve updated it. so lonely on the ultra platinum edition too

[@FestiveMe748]

The 30th anniversary of her career re-release in Dolby Atmos uncensored it but only if you listen in that mode on Apple Music

[@einalemmorttub8542]

@@jordant8322 same!! Never knew that version was out there

[@jonathan_8100]

This is her best album hands down imo. 3:44 idk if you noticed but "them chickens is ash and im lotion" is actually one of her most iconic lines among her fans 😂 shake it off, fun fact, was not a number 1 ONLY bc at the time, we belong together was sitting at number 1. Shake it off peaked at number 2. The queen blocked HERSELF from having another #1 lmao but that song if im not mistaken is not sampled. The guy in the background is jermaine dupri (who was in her previous album doing adlibs like you said), he occasionally features his voice in some of her songs. If im not mistaken that song is not sampled, but another artist DID sample shake it off. The song is "Dont" from Bryson Tiller. Thats all that comes to mind for me maybe someone else has better info lol

[@rhettmitchell]

Yeah I’m thinking he was thinking of the Bryson Tiller song since he thought it was a sample. Just the other way around for the sample. That or he just knows the song already but it was further back in his brain than We Belong Together lol. It’s still one of her more popular songs even though it’s not a #1

[@plushiecotton]

no it is not a sample, Bryson tyler sampled Shake It Off in his song "Don't". that's why it sounded familiar. many big rappers have sampled mariah like kanye , rick ross and drake

[@anonimous9540]

Starts on the Saturday night, straight from the dancefloor and the clubs to the Sunday morning, church and prayer... Only Miss Mariah Carey can do that💗

[@franciscorico6592]

She will have timeless albums that will never age! She’s the true song bird of our time.

[@juanalcaraz479]

Its like that is THE BEST intro to the album, like so chaotic at the end, so loud, the best way to COMEBACK literally, and after the song of the 00s decade, and one of the best ballads of all time, even i can say its top 3 for sure.

[@kenbell8960]

You’re my favourite person on KZbin reacting to Mariah Carey ! I’m becoming such a fan of yours 😊

[@Y49life]

Me too

[@jacobreacts]

Wow, this is incredibly kind. Thank you for watching!

[@got2bjosh]

I remember entering high school and telling people Mariah WILL return. Cut to TEOM & everyone was a bumping to her music.

[@codywalsh2075]

And now here you are being a 2 face troll

[@got2bjosh]

@ Child, please. Get a life.

[@got2bjosh]

​@@codywalsh2075 You insist on imposing your limited views upon me. Not interested. Bother someone else.

[@codywalsh2075]

​@@got2bjosh suuuure 👁 👁 Fake as the rest of them

[@daydream10.18]

@@codywalsh2075 😭😭

[@tevinlee8416]

Whistle in joyride it's like open heaven

[@astagadragon]

Trueeeeeee

[@astagadragon]

"Joyride" is so underrated.

[@adamcarlyle8910]

Joyride is my favorite song! 😊😊

[@jefftrujillo7712]

I have been a ride-or-die for Mariah since the beginning. It was between Freshmen and Sophomore year in high school when the debut hit and I was instantly intrigued. Fast forward to 2005 when Emancipation was released. I purchased a copy from Japan that arrived early - before the US release. As with all MC albums, my first listen was in the dark, laying on my bed, headphones on and eyes closed just taking everything in beginning to end. I had heard low-quality leaked copies of It's Like That and We Belong Together a few weeks before this, but it was like hearing them for the first time during this initial album listen. I remember hearing track after track and just smiling ear to ear because every song seemed to be better than the last. Like you pointed out, the production on this album felt both timeless and current all at once, and her vocals were so spot on in every song, even with, and perhaps because of, the small imperfections in the recordings (love the vocal break in the last note of Joyride). What I remember most about the first listen was Fly Like a Bird, and how I just laid there in the dark sobbing as the vocals continued to build - tears running out of my eyes, chills all over my body and the feeling of pure delight feeling the power of Mariah. The album ended with the abrupt cutoff of the end of Fly Like a Bird, the CD stopped spinning (yes, I listened to it on CD in a discman the very first time), and I laid there stunned at the masterpiece I had just taken in. My exact words when I opened my eyes and sat up were "Holy fu

[@kevaunmitchell1316]

The Guy you talking about is Jermaine Dupri he and Mariah Carey and Da Brat Been Friends Since the mid 1990s since daydream (1995) which he produced both original and remix to always be my baby which the remix features da brat and the 90s r&b group Xscape Jermaine Dupri Also dated Janet Jackson from 2002-2009

[@HenrySimões-l3y]

i've NEVER heard her singing in the beggining of get your number and i literally can't hear it on spotify on high volume

[@danielm4436]

Yeah that was new for me too. I wonder if it a different streaming platform he's using. maybe apple music or whatever he's using has variations. But it was louder than the rest of the song too so idk maybe Jacob added it but idk why.

[@jacobreacts]

I use Apple Music!

[@freakture]

I think they amped some parts and took / added some for all of her dolby atmos releases, you can hear that throughout the whole album. The beginning of heartbreaker on rainbow was missing the whistle…

[@astagadragon]

​@freakture really? Unfortunately, im not an Apple user, so i can't check it out

[@Bubble-Mix-96]

Is it like a dolby atmos version or whatever?

[@kevaunmitchell1316]

She reissued the album the same year as the platinum edition which featured another number 1 hit don't forget about us in 2005

[@TreavorUnion]

Screaming "that's Mariah's frequent collaborator, Jermaine Dupri (JD)" button at my screen.

[@celestiaIy]

What are the chances I open KZbin looking for a reaction to this album & you posted this just 4 days ago? Subscribed 🖤

[@jacobreacts]

No way!! Thanks for watching/subbing!

[@mcloverboy09]

We luv all tracks, but why is JOYRIDE so underrated. It's a Vocal Masterclass in Singing & Vocal Production. Just LEGENDARY STATUS!

[@adamkuhl2945]

It was an absolutely huge comeback. Albums sales are hard to compare because the music industry changed. But "We Beling Together" was the song of the decade. "Shake it Off" was huge. The R&B markets supported multiple hits.

[@KP-zi6jx]

They re-released Emancipation once it sold Platinum w/bonus tracks...one being 'Don't Forget About Us', it almost seems part 2 to Don't Forget About Us.

[@MrJCLV23]

Did you mean to say part 2 to We Belong Together?

[@mariahcareylambilyy]

​@@MrJCLV23lmaaaaaaao

[@KP-zi6jx]

@@MrJCLV23 Yeah, what you said. I just saw notification and saw my error from last night...I was going too fast. 😅

[@KP-zi6jx]

@@MrJCLV23 Loved Mariah's homage to Marilyn Monroe 'Something's Got To Give' pool scene in the DFAU vid.

[@MrJCLV23]

@@KP-zi6jx Never knew that was a reference. Good to know, thanks!

[@lukebaker945]

Mine Again was recorded in one single take too. Can't improve on perfection!

[@Mimi-ud1mo]

Love, love, love Mine Again 🩷

[@BaddieRiah]

@@lukebaker945 omg where did u get this information from? Did she say that?😭

[@BLINGRIAH-RirixMimi]

No it was not😭, we can literally hear the cuts in some areas.

[@cameronmccarter9951]

i heard that a lot of stay the night was recorded in 1 take, not sure about mine again tho

[@lukebaker945]

@BaddieRiah Don't know who you are, a music producer obviously. Forgive me oracle for stating what I saw and heard in a reaction video. Will run EVERYTHING by you in future! Love your perfection

[@rhettmitchell]

Oh yeah I think this album is absolutely so super timeless. I feel like most of her albums are (the next one you’ll put out is very much of its time, it’s one of the exceptions), but this one might be the most timeless. The production is so simple and concise yet uniquely Mariah at the same time

[@bootsforemmett1381]

The woman dominated music charts 1990-2000 and still managed to place on the HOT 100 2001-2004. Calling it a comeback is criiiinge. She never left. Forever relevant. She had the #1 song in two different decades- OSD and WBT. 👑

[@clemermoacir]

I mean her last two projects before this one were famously considered flops so it is a comeback.

[@archivesunset4214]

i mean technically she was on a 2 album flop run so this was her comeback

[@MrDLOC11]

"The greatest musical comeback of all time" ~ Robert Hillburn Los Angeles Times 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 10/10

[@QuinnsIdeas]

Wtf. I have NEVER heard the version of Emancipation of MIMI with the curse words uncensored! Is this new to anyone else?

[@JuniorDumont21]

Neither have I. I was a bit confused. Do you know where I can get it?

[@weav727]

I haven’t either. I thought a few tiny vocal details sounded a little different too.

[@jacobreacts]

I listen on Apple Music!

[@JacksonSepeda-v7r]

THE TRUE QUEEN OF POP -19 #1's BILLBOARD HOT 100 - Back2Back #1 songs of 90's & 00's -3 songs w/ 14+ wks @ #1 bbh100 -92 wks @#1 bbh100 -Greatest female SONGWRITER OF ALL TIME -Female songwriter to write most #1 songs -Artist of the decade 90's -songwriters hall of fame -1/3 of the holy vocal trinity -greatest christmas song of all time -biggest selling christmas album of all time THE LIST GOES ON......

[@joetj]

Hey, huge Janet fan here. You've seen me comment on a few of your Janet reactions. A few details I wanna share. Janet and Mariah are actually friends in real life and she was in Janet's documentary a few years ago. Anyway with the emancipation of mimi album, her few albums before weren't selling like they used to because she wasn't singing like usual. Her producer was Jermain Dupri who worked on many Usher albums and dated Janet Jackson. Usher told her she was whispering too much and we were tired of hearing it. That made her get back into her bag and really sing. My favorite track off this album is "Fly Like A Bird". Her vocally acrobatics and agility in that song can't be touched. The live Grammy performance is fire and she went off!🙌🏼

[@user-rf9hy4wh5c]

Thank you for your reaction, "Fly Like a Bird" is one of my favorite songs on that album !

[@CJ-hu7kl]

Off topic but WTFFFFF IVE NEVER HEARD THESE VOCALS AT 34:47 BEFORE????? I literally cannot find them anywhere????

[@loverriah6053]

what i was thinking

[@Cbassdaddy]

Seriously wtf !!?? Where did that come from I bought the physical cd and never heard that 🧐🧐🧐🕵️

[@jcarloshm066]

I had NEVER heard that before either lol

[@HenrySimões-l3y]

i was SHOCKED

[@user-le8bt9is5w]

Maybe it’s the Dolby Atmos version?🤔

[@mijalakis3]

This is the first album I a long time where she did no covers. She was being emancipated and for that all she needs is herself. This is not a pop album it is rated as an RnB and Hip Hop album, it does have some popish sounds like "Say Something" but it also has a lot os Soul and Gospel so pop is not even considered a minor genre touched in the music. This was just at her best proving why she had been a Queeen for an entire Decade. It extended her reign and still makes her the only artist in history to have multiple song denominated "Song of the Decade". The Emancipation of Mimi is widely known in the industry as the biggest comeback in music history, 10 million copies sold worldwide. 2 #1 songs, made her the first artist in history to hold the 1st and 2nd position simultaneously in the Billboard Hot 100, WBT stood atop the Hot 100 for 14 weeks, the album became a success worldwide, 11 Grammy Nominations, reintroduced Mariah Carey to a new generation and cimented her as a true legend. People somehow had forgotten who was Marah Carey as a singer, a songwriter and a producer, this proged Mottola she needed nothing from him to be succesful. When this came out he actively stopped working against her and using some other female, no need to name her we dont really know her, we know of her but thats it

[@adamkuhl2945]

She would have had more #1s if the industry was not ageist.

[@migzleo77]

Buying this CD back in 05 and pressing play was shocking in the best way possible. Mariah is musical magic that will never be replaced. ❤

[@user-le8bt9is5w]

Yes, Mariah and Kanye worked together producing Stay the night.

[@AchillesandArtemis]

51:16 there is an ad lib missing here. What is this version? It also has an extra ad lib in the beginning of get your number.

[@themariahempress8466]

It’s the Ultra Platinum version from Apple Music with Dolby Atmos on, it’s also the Explicit version

[@adamkuhl2945]

You are thinking Nelly Furtado....lol.....hahaha

[@gorgeouspasin1721]

I said on your first Mariah's reaction that You will love "Fly like a bird" and YES!😊❤

[@mehdyellouze7511]

Your reaction during One and Only was too funny lol

[@markfraaancis]

Yesss and yes and yess to this!!! 🎉

[@arturomarin9039]

Top selling album of 2005 in the US.. Album did 23 weeks selling over 100,000 pure copies in the US.. It was definitely her comeback moment

[@astagadragon]

Yet, unfortunately, her album was stolen in a robbery. 😱😭

[@A.Wintour]

In the Shake it off you might be remembering R. Kelly song “Ignition”

[@underneatheestars]

This album completely changed the trajectory that Mariah's career had taken in the early 2000s, in addition to being a huge success, it showed how consistent her career is, it may have its ups and downs but she will always bounce back.

[@whitepaper5241]

This is the first Mariah album after Emotions that had no covers. It's highly understandable why this album marked the biggest comeback in the industry. Just listen to the whole album - amazing productions, incredible vocals, great song choices, barely no skips (except for To The Floor because most lambs hate it including me lol). Next is E=MC². I'm kinda scared because the album isn't nearly as good as TEOM, but this album also has no covers, and it was just Mariah having fun.

[@dbmeo3417]

Not exaggerating: This album was on REPEAT for MONTHS when it came out. It was one of the few good things that happened that year (my father died, my sister got hospitalized, starting college with ZERO money...etc.) Thanks MIMI Also: I reacted similarly the first time I listened to Mine Again. It's so raw I'm glad she does not sing it in its entirety live because it demands vocal wreckage LOL. One of the most underrated songs in this album!

[@ahbudbudberdi]

Great review. You must be listening to the Dolby at,os version of this album as the original version of the album skewered the swear words. My mouth literally dropped hearing the cursing when you got to one and only on this album

[@bootichow]

This album was huge. Biggest selling of that year. WBT was everywhere. Everyone knew the song. A real summer anthem going 14 weeks at #1

[@RocksterD]

Where are you getting this version from?? I’ve NEVER heard the explicit version of ‘One and Only’. It’s always been blurred out. Tried looking at iTunes and it’s still scrubbed on those. I need this version.

[@jacobreacts]

It was on Apple Music! Patreon members said Dolby atmos or something?!

[@RocksterD]

Next album up, my favorite track is ‘Side Effects’ It’s the first time she’s written about her first divorce.

[@FestiveMe748]

Apple Music Dolby Atmos

[@javaniwilliams3058]

Greatest comeback album of all time!!!!

[@Its_Edwin101]

22:06 OMG THAT GAGGED ME

[@cliffnotes619]

To witness this album come out…after everything that happened…words can’t describe..you heard this album everywhere..people who “didn’t like Mariah” would play the album! Joy ride is heaven sent…every song…no skips!!!

[@MeltAwayRiah]

jermaine dupri is considered by many (including mariah in a way) as her musical husband. he’s to mariah what jack antonoff is to taylor (kinda). they’ve been working since always be my baby on daydream. also, emancipation has a lot of writing credits cause she samples a lot. but as most of her songs, the lyrics are almost always written by herself alone.

[@jacobreacts]

Love this insight, thank you!

[@andra2377]

The guy you keep hearing is Jermaine Dupree. He did a lot of Mariah's cd.

[@FestiveMe748]

The imperfections you are referencing are called vocal fry and very intentional to evoke yearning

[@AchillesandArtemis]

I wonder if you recognize JD from The One on Charmbracelet where he did the spoken introduction.

[@jarviousjones2844]

#GETITRIGHT and Say Something was both produced by Pharrell

[@markmenez4097]

It’s not a sample now other people have sampled this Mariah song. You’re talking about vocal acrobatics the songs aren’t called to have just strong belting. She has plenty of songs she’s belting in. That’s part of her vocal producing she does .

[@slaytergab8815]

im pretty sure some of her singles that were over 4 minutes long, were edited to be shorter for radio play so alot of the long songs you reacted to were the album versions back then

[@breakfastglitter]

26:10 so funny you said this reminded you of Bangerz. When the Neptunes (Pharrell is in that group) produced this song and also produced that song your referencing.

[@Hoodriah]

Maybe "Shake it off" Reminds you of "Breakdown" with Bone thungs N Harmony

[@trevianscott1896]

Joy ride is my fav from the album 🔥🔥🔥😍

[@michaeldelarosa2407]

I'm here for your facial expressions.

[@RhonJed]

the best album ever

[@BaddieRiah]

There might’ve been 2 ways u could’ve heard Shake it off. The first is it was a #2 hit, and it WOULDVE been a #1 but We Belong Together blocked it from being #1 lmao. Talk abt iconic. So it was still a massive hit and u might’ve heard it at the time, in fact it would be weirder if u hadn’t heard it since it was such a big hit in the US lol. Anyways, the second way u might’ve heard it is because Bryson Tiller actually sampled this song in his song “Don’t” which actually was also a pretty big hit and trended on TikTok SEVERAL times, it’s one of the more known TikTok sounds actually so that might also be why the melody feels rlly familiar to u.

[@watashiyo8523]

About the TikTok brain 🤣, it's impossible for Mariah to cut long songs like 'Everything Fades Away', 'The Beautiful Ones', ' Till The End Of Time', etc. It's more like a journey throughout the song; the emotion, tension, and resolution can't be compressed into a 30-second clip, as that doesn't allow enough time for the music to build up and for listeners to truly enjoy the journey. (I know there are some repetitive choruses that weren't necessary, but that's how she envisioned the songs).

[@JacksonSepeda-v7r]

Good job

[@einalemmorttub8542]

See your tripod!?? Jacob!!

[@jacobreacts]

It’s a box of cliff bars and a stack of books…

[@einalemmorttub8542]

@jacobreacts guess you didn't go to the gutter with me lol

[@jacobreacts]

@@einalemmorttub8542 Not going to lie, I did laugh 💀

[@danielm4436]

Kanye West probably produced Stay the Night. Remember this was 2005 before all the taylor drama lol

[@gooonicorn]

Calling this album pop is making me itch. This is an R&B album through and through, baby. 😂

[@adamkuhl2945]

No cover. This was Mimi.

[@rodri210293]

Literally can u believe songs like mine again or stay the night were ever made and sang?? They’re almost impossible to cover. Hands down for Mariah.

[@brujadelbloque9190]

reactions aside, I think that you’re a real cutie 🙈

[@bigboymonsta4740]

"The keep on keep on" part on the climax of "Stay the Night" actually does sound like her. Sounds very similar to her tone on the climax of "Alone in love" as well as so many other songs. Your comments are kinda misinformed a lot. Not liking Kanye’s work on this song cause of Taylor? A known mean girl. Smh

[@jacobreacts]

What comments of mine were misinformed? This is a reaction, I don’t have all of the information. The Kanye thing was a joke. Also, Taylor is probably the only artist in the industry that ISN’T a mean girl.

[@AchillesandArtemis]

She didn’t really take a huge break between Charmbracelet and The Emancipation of Mimi. She was promoting and touring for Charmbracelet until end of February 2004 and by the time she finished touring she was already recording The Emancipation of Mimi, because touring brought her voice to a very good place. She then announced the album title on November of 2004. She used to pop an album out almost every year before that so it seems like she took a big break but I wouldn’t say it was big at all.

[@hughw2377]

I'm baffled too that Say Something never went #1 maybe just don't like perfect expensive songs 😂

[@AllenTrawick]

The I’m like a bird song is by Nelly Furtado

[@Its_Edwin101]

13:06 it was honey

[@raulgrt6301]

Subtitles please 🇧🇷

[@Cbassdaddy]

Not loving it’s like that is a crime … you’re going to jail sir 😔sorry

[@jonathan_8100]

Leave him alone 😂 i actually didnt like it at first either but i love it now lol i feel like its a grower

[@Bj_mc31]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@zammich3649]

Wait why IS your version of "One and Only" explicit??? Asking for a friend 😂

[@kevinadam6088]

She updated it recently on streaming

[@zammich3649]

@@kevinadam6088 are there explicit versions of the songs with Da Brat features, too? this could be life changing if so XD

[@carofans]

And Don’t Forget about us???

[@jacobreacts]

Coming soon!

[@adamkuhl2945]

And then "Gold Digger" showed up and blocked.

[@yettanero4481]

Time stamp people slacking

[@josephlucas85]

How come you did not do the ultra Platinum edition with the other six songs you're missing out.

[@jacobreacts]

I said why in the video. I will react to it in another video

[@josephlucas85]

@jacobreacts ok

[@twentyfourseven1577]

What where is don't forget about us

[@Y49life]

That’s a song from the deluxe/ platinum version so it’s not on the standard and he’s (first) reacting to the standard edition, that’s the reason ☺️

[@RachunJaikaew-gu6bx]

If you talking about selling you have to look back to many periods. 97 to 99 it's Britney pop combine spice girl waves Late 99 latin dance stormed chart Divas last big hit was in 98 2000 electro pop hits in eu but hiphop urban in us 2001 pop + rock joined chart US Charts still mainly black all the decade

[@ervingmark4060]

Mariah is irreal